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By Jimmy Hoover | June 6, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision "upsets the assumptions of many practitioners that the proceeds of life insurance used to redeem a deceased shareholder are not factored into the estate tax calculation," said tax attorney Joel Carpenter.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 6, 2024
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, stated that an insurer is a "party in interest" that can object when it "may be directly and adversely affected by the reorganization plan."
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 6, 2024
"Aside from being inconsistent with the statute's text, IHS's [the Indian Health Service's] failure to cover contract support costs for healthcare funded by program income inflicts a penalty on tribes for opting in favor of greater self-determination," Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 5, 2024
ERISA, regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers and a social media giant's fight against a federal warrant also come to the justices.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 4, 2024
X claims the nondisclosure order for Donald Trump's private messages was improper and that the company should have been allowed to give the former president, or his representative, the opportunity to assert executive privilege.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 3, 2024
The justices will consider "whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force."
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By Jimmy Hoover | May 31, 2024
The justices have placed a new emphasis on the text of the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act and treat it like other federal statutes instead of deferring to policy arguments favoring arbitration.
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By Jimmy Hoover | May 31, 2024
The justices made only slight progress this week on the imposing stack of cases they must resolve in just one month if they are to enjoy their traditional summer recess that kicks off in July.
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By Jimmy Hoover | Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | May 30, 2024
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action against Bank of America over its alleged failure to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts.
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By Steve Lash | May 30, 2024
The 40-year-old doctrine of judges deferring to federal agencies appears headed toward demise, an apparent fate that has spurred a rash of challenges to regulations by plaintiffs increasingly confident of victory.
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